To modern eyes, much of Pompeii’s erotic art might look like ancient pornography. But to the Romans, these images weren’t ...

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A billionaire has unveiled a private collection of ancient Egyptian vases he believes could rewrite history. The artifacts are 10 times more precise than vases carved using modern machinery.

Elephantine, a town at Egypt's southern frontier near modern-day Aswan, provides a unique window into the urban life of some ...

What does the Bible say about the origin of the ancient Greeks? The answer can be found by examining the Bible’s Table of ...

She was one of ancient Egypt's most successful rulers, a rare female pharaoh who preceded Cleopatra by 1,500 years, but Queen ...

Humans Dead Sea Scrolls analysis may force rethink of ancient Jewish history Thanks to AI and modern carbon dating techniques, we have a new understanding of when the Dead Sea Scrolls were written ...

Callimachus was a leading figure in the Alexandrian intelligentsia and a key scholar whose efforts were central to creating the Library of Alexandria as we know it today. Forget dusty scrolls in quiet ...

Archaeology & History Ancient Sculptures Didn’t Just Look Good—They Also Smelled Heavenly, Study Finds New research suggests statues were scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.

Polishing, drilling will take more time.” Hussain is among few in the country involved in making stone beads in the Harappan style, said scholars.

Archeologists uncovered a heroon—a funerary monument to an Ancient Greek hero—near the modern Greek city of Aigio in the Peloponnese. Located in the ancient city of Rypes (initially settled by ...